[ad_1] Microsoft has appointed Kendi Ntwiga Nderitu as the Country Manager for its operations in Kenya. A statement from Microsoft described her as a highly disciplined and driven IT, business leader with more than 15 years of experience in the industry. “I am excited to join Microsoft at a time when digitisation is seen as a key driver of progress and transformation in Africa. Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and organisation on the planet to achieve more and I feel privileged to be the custodian of that mission in Kenya,” she said. Richest Men In Kenya And Their Net Worth (Updated 2020) In her new role, she will be responsible for developing and maintaining effective relationships across the company’s subsidiaries, and regional sales and marketing departments. The role also calls for the creation of strategies, building of plans, allocation of resources and the establishment of priorities and supervising engagements – all with the ultimate goal of increasing Microsoft’s share of voice. Prior to joining Microsoft, Ms. Nderitu served as the General Manager of the East, West and Central Africa Cluster for Check Point Software. Ms. Nderitu’s extensive resume includes roles at Oracle, HP and Intel, where she was tasked with leading and implementing business strategies across sub-Saharan Africa. A statement from Microsoft said she has recognised as an Emerging Leader in Innovation and Entrepreneurship by the US government through the TechWomen program. Kendi Ntwiga Nderitu is also the founder of She-Goes-Tech, an initiative created with the purpose of mentoring young girls and women who are pursuing STEM careers. She has also led gender inclusion discussions across different forums, including the United Nations General Assembly in New York. She says that she is: Analytical thinker who has mastered the art of applying various technology to solve business issues in order to achieve expected results. Experienced business and people leader specialized in the Technology industry particularly cloud solutions, software and services business. Extensive knowledge and experience in strategy formulation and execution in Africa having covered North, West, Southern and Eastern Africa regions in different assignments.
Successful in leading teams that have delivered expected revenue results due to strong territory management, key account management, strategic selling and relationship selling. Great at aggressively building channel to expand reach as well as direct engagement.
Passionate about the potential for technology to accelerate trade and commerce in Africa, I have been most fulfilled when I have managed to successfully outline the technology adoption road map for organizations that have gone on to achieve results of gained efficiency, reduced costs and attained growth in an easy to replicate model. This is her profile in general: GM & Cluster Lead – East, West and Central Africa Country Lead – East & North Africa Territory Lead – SSA, Intel Security Intel Corporation Sales Manager – Applications Applications Territory Manager – Southern Africa Kendi Ntwiga Nderitu as Territory Sales Manager – Software, East Africa HP Kendi Ntwiga Nderitu as Business Development Account Manager Paynet Kenya (PesaPoint) [ad_2] Source link